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William E PULFORD

Male 1892 - 1967  (75 years)

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  • Name William E PULFORD 
    Birth 28 Jan 1892  Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    MN Death Cert Checked
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1967-MN-027931 
    Death 22 Nov 1967  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He died at the Embers Cafe at Excelsior and Glendale in St. Louis Park.
    Burial Assumption Cemetery, St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • His middle name may have been Edwin or Edward. He is shown as “Wm. Ed. Lewis” in the birth record for his youngest daughter. Another source suggests that his middle name was Ernest, the same as his father.

      Still at home in the 1910 census and working as a claims clerk for a railroad.

      In the 1929 Minneapolis city directory, he is Wm E Pulford, inspector, living at 5533 Wentworth Avenue.

      In the 1930 census, he is William E Pulford, a railroad inspector, living with his family at 5533 Wentworth Avenue. The household consists of William, 38, Mary H, 34, Mary E, 8, and Margaret B Hoff, 23, sister-in-law.

      The 1934 Minneapolis city directory has an entry for Wm Pulford living at 1800 Park Avenue, Apartment 5. No occupation shown.

      Adopted the name William Lewis for his second family.

      The 1956 St. Cloud city directory has Wm Lewis, wife Colette, living at 624 12th Avenue N. He is an office worker for Minneapolis Moline.

      The information on his death certificate calls him “Pulford aka Lewis, William E. aka P.” and his parents’ names are shown as unknown. He was a bartender and his usual residence was 1422 W. Lake Street in Minneapolis. He was a widower and had been married to Colette. He was a veteran. The informant for the information on his death certificate was mortuary records.
    Person ID I16768  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2013 

    Father William Ernest PULFORD,   b. Mar 1857, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1914, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Susan CHRISTY,   b. 24 May 1866, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1942, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1886 
    Family ID F10825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Sharp HOFF,   b. 1 Sep 1895, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1988, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1918  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. M.E. PULFORD
     2. Baby Boy PULFORD,   b. 10 Sep 1924, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1924, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F12272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2010 

    Family 2 Colette M DENNE,   b. 4 Jul 1910, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1967, Ramsey County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dennis Henry LEWIS,   b. 11 Oct 1938, Stearns County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1996, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F14745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2013